Boycott Workfare is a UK-wide campaign to end forced unpaid work for people who receive welfare. Workfare profits the rich by providing free labour, whilst threatening the poor by taking away welfare rights if people refuse to work without a living wage. We are a grassroots campaign, formed in 2010 by people with experience of workfare and those concerned about its impact. We expose and take action against companies and organisations profiting from workfare; encourage organisations to pledge to boycott it; and actively inform people of their rights.

This week, from 2-8 December, join thousands of others across the UK to push back against sanctions and workfare – with action online and on your high street. Here’s the latest list of actions planned across the UK. Let us know if you’re planning something too and check back here Monday-Friday to take online action every day.

On Wednesday 4th Cymru Wales IWW organised a Boycott Workfare picket of Marks and Spencers in Cardiff . A peak of 20 people participated, 500 leaflets were distributed to customers (and inside the store) and there was plenty of opportunity to discuss Workfare with a broadly sympathetic public doing their evening Xmas shopping.

Been to food bank today saw my local people and one very red face woman thinking where have I seen u before oh yes working at jobcentre cofa court Coventry calling peoples names to sign on and be a right bitch now your sitting with the benefit scrougers you and disgusting and vile colleagues would sanction now your here justice what goes around comes around delighted nasty people get what they deserve.